Metallic railway-tie.



PATENTED' JULY 28, 1908.

J. G. SNYDER.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1907.

attozuw rgeitizeir oltthe' United States, residing; at Altooim in the county of Blair and State of whereby the clamp can be readily adjusted to {fis'eful improvements in Metallic Emilee/ sheetmetal, and more "particularly to the clamping mechanism for securing the rail to thetie.

fparts, suoh'aem'ill be hereinafter fulli do scnb'ed, po1nted out in the appended claims and illustrated' n' the aoeompany ng drawside-of the grown of the same; 1

rests on iheerown of the tie. O l-the outer end of the'elainp is the 'fiange'3 extending.

v registers with the slot 4. extending diagonally aoro'sst-he erownjof the i 18.

been adjusted to engagethe rail the flange 3 so, against the-thrust of the rail.

: ions e. srirnen, or ALTO'ONA, PENNSYLVANIA.-

t rnraririre narr warr-zrrnf m sateen Specification oi. Letters Patent.

- Patented ul :28, woe.

amilication filed September 3, 1907. Serial No. 239L108. '1

Pennsylvania; have invented certain new and Ties; of which the following is a s eciiication. "The invention relates to meta he, railway ties of that description whichare made of" Itvhas for its obj eet the provision of means meet the rail'a't'ter the latter has-been p0si tioned and which Will securely hold'it in place. v f

The invention consists in the noveleonw struetion, eombination and arrangement of The outerend of the gimp 2 is and diagonally aero'ss the elainpflThis flange As'the slot is somewhat longer than the flange the clamp oangbe,niovedtransrersely of the tie. Ow ingt'otheslant of the dot and flange, by moving the elarnp, sidewise a longitudinal adjust?- nient ofthesan e oanbe secured on the tie vrelative to the railfl After the clamp has engaging the slot 4 will hold the clamp The clamp lS held in'Plaoe on the tie by the the bolt in its adjustments;

dog holds the elamp againstmove'ment side Wedge its ham-face, against the rib.

in which similar reference boltt through the crown of tie andthe slot 6 the clamp, The slfot 6 1s parallelwitb the flange 3 and the slot 4 so.

that the clamp can be moved sidewise on,

I Pivoted on the bOlll'Zi, above the clamp is the dog 8 withthe serrated eanrface engaging the rib :10 projecting upwardly from the shorter side-of the clam In assembling the parts, afterfi the, Clamp has been adjusted the dog-8 is 'tnrnedso that the earn-face 9 is foroedagainst the rib 10." By-pressing against the rib the Wise and, consequently; against movement sway lfronr the rail. lhe thrust of the rails on the clamp causes the dog to morefirTmly he serrations of the-eam-face bite into the rib and thereby hold the dog against accidental displacement, Hearingv thus described l olaim and desire ent is:

1; In arail-fastener, a tie provided With a diagonal slot, a rail-elamp adjustable on the tie; a flange on said clamp registering with said slot; and a dog pivoted to said tie and bearing against said clamp to hold the latter against movement.- i

2. In a iail-i.aste1ier, a-tie provided with a slot extending diagonally across its crown, a

to secure Letters Patrail-elarnn adjustable on said tie provided With adiagonal slot parallel With said slot in the tie, a boit mounted in said tie engagingsaid slot in the rail-clamp, a diagonal flange on said rail-clamp registering with said slot in the tie, and a dog pivoted on said bolt and engaging said rail-clamp to hold the latter against movement.

8. In a railiastener, a tie provided with a slot extending diagonally across its crown, a rail-clamp ad ustable oil-the crown of said Me,

a diagonal flange on snidr'ail-olamp registe .ing with said slot in the tie, a rib on said railclamp, and a dog pivoted to said tie and engaglng sald rib-to hold the clamp in place.

in testimony whereof hereunto ailbg my signature; in the presence of. two Witnesses.

JOHN G. SNYDER.

, STEPHEN H. lrtjern, J1 OJ L QRnntr fWitnesses: r

my invention What 

